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Rain pounded the dark streets of Los Angeles. Then—suddenly—a booming voice shattered the tense night air.

"The storm is raging all around us! We're all going to die! Where is Jesus when we need Him? Doesn't He even care that we're all about to drown?"

"He's sleeping, at the back of the boat."

"Sleeping? At a time like this? How can He possibly be sleeping right now?"

"SOMEBODY WAKE UP GOD!!!"...

The man I'm talking about was not a scrooge, no, he was a kind a decent, mostly good man. Generous to his family and upright in his dealings with other men. But, he just didn't believe in all of that incarnation stuff which the churches proclaim at Christmas time. It just didn't make sense and he was too honest to...

"Joseph, this news may be difficult to hear, but I want to be perfectly honest. I'm expecting a baby."

Mary, did you know that when you kiss your little baby, you've kissed the face of God? Mary believed and proclaimed that Jesus was God's son. While at that moment she may not have fully understood the extent of His divinity or the purpose of His ultimate sacrifice on the cross, still, she recognized Him as "...the Christ, the Son...

We knew 800 years in advance that darkness would fall upon the whole earth at Jesus' crucifixion. It had too! No one should've been surprised. This was prophecy fulfilled (Amos 8:9-10 NIV). The murder and death of God's only son was of course a very dark day. It only makes sense that God would make the sun stop shining and...

I once waded into the Jordan River. On a trip to Israel, my family and I stopped to see the traditional spot of Jesus' baptism. It's a charming place. Sycamores cast their shadows. Birds chirp. The water invites. So I accepted the invitation and waded in to be baptized.

The hero of heaven is God. Angels don't worship mansions or glittering avenues. Neither gates nor jewels prompt the hosts to sing . . . God does. His majesty stirs the pen of heaven's poets and the awe of her citizens.

As a rule, I urge new Christians to read their Bible beginning with the four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. And more specifically, I would like them to read the Gospel of John first. Not only new Christians, but everyone, should get to know Jesus, through the lens of "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (John 13:23; John 19:26; John...

They call me the Prodigal Son. This is a story about my family and my rebellious heart. My father is getting up in years. He's the owner of a very large farm in western Israel. He's smart, savvy, and a good businessman. He deeply loves his family and his farm. My mother passed away three years ago during harvest time....

You could tell me a lot of stories of famous pastors who have failed. Let me tell you about the faithfulness of a man you've never heard of.

You're not fit for the Kingdom of God! Way, way, waaaaaay too much sin! You can't go into heaven as saturated in sin as you are. You're soaking in sin! Sin has no place in heaven and it won't be tolerated there. Heaven is holy. God is holy. You're not holy. You're "Unfit for Heaven." Can you handle that eternal truth?...